Jiang Youzhi glanced at Jiang Zhongxing and didn’t miss the trace of hesitation in his eyes.
He stared at Su Yuexian for a mont, then suddenly said, "Father, is this the woman who caused our father and son to be separated for eighteen years?"
Upon hearing this, the slight reluctance in Jiang Zhongxing’s heart instantly vanished, and his hatred for Su Yuexian surged again.
He snorted, which was his way of affirming.
The servants saw that the Duke didn’t intend to oppose the Duchess, so they quickly approached Su Yuexian.
Su Yuexian didn’t struggle, knowing it would be useless.
She just let her tears flow, her face full of desolation, as she allowed them to strip off her clothes, revealing the tight-fitting apricot-colored jacket underneath.
At this mont, Lady Wu stood up, kicked the bright red fur coat and skirt on the ground, and turned to Jiang Zhongxing with resentnt, saying, "Knowing that I’m returning to the mansion today, she deliberately wore a bright red outfit to greet , and it’s even made of Kesi silk."
"Could it be that the Duke has granted her the position of Duchess?"
Jiang Zhongxing then noticed that the coat and skirt on the ground were bright red.
As a man, he didn’t pay much attention to matters of dress and accessories, but he did know that a concubine shouldn’t wear bright red.
Moreover, Kesi silk is precious; it is not sothing a concubine should wear!
Jiang Zhongxing’s face darkened, "What audacity!"
"It seems this estate has already beco chaotic!"
"Housekeeper Lin, how do you usually manage this estate?"
Housekeeper Lin quickly knelt on the ground, cold sweat running down his forehead.
Madam Su hasn’t just started wearing bright red today; she has been wearing it for years now.
The Duke never ntioned it, so he assud it was tacitly allowed. How could he ddle in such affairs?
He could only say, "Because Madam Su was in charge of the household—"
Before he could finish, Lady Wu snorted, "Ha, Madam Su..."
Jiang Zhongxing turned green with envy, nervously glancing at Lady Wu, then glaring at Housekeeper Lin.
Housekeeper Lin quickly slapped himself, "Yes, yes, Aunt Su manages the household, and she distributes the silk bestowed by the palace, so..."
The implication being that the bright red Kesi silk was taken by her for herself, unrelated to him.
Jiang Zhongxing snorted coldly, "A re concubine, it’s outrageous the audacity she has to wear anything she pleases!"
Unfazed, he commanded, "Aunt Su has overstepped, give her thirty lashes, now!"
Su Yuexian half-knelt on the ground, almost fainting.
She originally thought the Duke was bringing so woman from outside back to the mansion, so she deliberately wore the bright red coat and skirt to intimidate her, not expecting the one to arrive was the principal wife.
It wasn’t enough to strip her of her clothes; she was also to be publicly flogged.
anwhile, Jiang Han, who was being flogged, had already received twenty strokes, and the beating stopped. Jiang Han’s mouth was bloodied, his lower face swollen and bruised, pitiful to behold.
Jiang Han had long fainted on the ground.
Since Jiang Zhongxing hadn’t spoken, no one dared approach.
Seeing her son’s miserable state, Su Yuexian suddenly crawled over, clutching Jiang Han and crying incessantly.
The servant with the rod ca over and quickly pulled her away, pressing her down to start the beating.
Usually, when Su Yuexian punished the servants, she would order dozens of lashes without a second thought, feeling it was too lenient.
Now that the rod fell on her, with just one stroke, she felt her life slipping away.
After only a few strokes, Su Yuexian fainted, whether it was real or feigned was unclear.
But since Jiang Zhongxing hadn’t called for a stop, the person wielding the rod didn’t dare halt.
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